George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy President, on the point of order: I take on board what Senator Evans said about there being no current reference to the Privileges Committee. Standing order 193(3) prohibits personal reflections against members of this chamber, as well as members of other houses. All I do in the circumstances is to ask you to caution Senator Evans to confine his remarks to matters which are acknowledged and on the public record. Standing order 193(3) does not give him licence—reference to the Privileges Committee or not—to reflect upon Senator Santoro or his motives or indeed his honesty.